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Whenever someone is cruel toward us in either word or deed Remind us how You first loved us and did so unconditionally When sorrow threatens to immobilize, warn us it's just a test May we dance and sing and in doing so lift the grief from our chest And each time we feel wrath creeping near it will soon disappear If immediately and secretly we do good for those we most fear When opportunity presents itself to cause injury to a foe Prompt us to abide in mercy instead and of revenge to let go When itchy ear longs for gossip to hear or the tongue rumors to tell Let us first ask , " Do I serve God above or the snake of Hell"? Whenever we must chasten may we do so gently Using kind words well thought out and delivered humbly Keep our actions and talk from provoking another And our walk far from the dens of iniquity Help us to accept help when it is required keeping in mind You oft times send a need through one we perceive as an enemy. And when we are dancing on top of the mountain Help us understand it's because of Your Guidance Lord and Grace Not because we are better than others nor deserving Nor does it mean we've completed the race Many are they who've stumbled from the top to the valley below I being one of the many...that is how I know Once I'd reached the mountain I gradually began to backslide A little less prayer, less Godly fellowship, and bible study A lot more, independence, and straying further from God's side It's a long journey back to Jesus but worth every step you see For those who walk the straight and narrow Their reward is a life with Jesus Christ for eternity. by Joan Donnelly Ellis September 7 2015
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